Artist&#39;s accessory



pr 2, 1957 I H. l. VOGEL 2,787,072 ARTIST "s ACCESSORY Filed Jan. 16,1956 I My 3% 159/0 0 1 l yei.

ATTORNEY United States Patent ARTISTS ACCESSORY Hilda I. Vogel,Washington, D. C. Application January 16, 1956, Serial No. 559,210

4 Claims. (Cl. 41-4) This invention relates to an artists accessory.

The invention is more particularly concerned with an accessory adaptedto support brushes, pencils and the like as well as various liquids,such as water, turpentine and mediums used by an artist.

In the art of painting considerable equipment is required, such aspencils, brushes, oils, turpentine, water and various mediums. It is ofcourse desirable that the equipment to be used be retained in a more orless systematic and accessible order to avoid undue loss of time andpatience in the location of a particular brush or medium at any givenopportune time in the course of work on a painting.

It is further highly desirable that the liquids be guarded againstspilling in the loss of the liquid, but more serious is often the damagethereof to the painting or objects adjacent thereto.

While racks have heretofore been provided for the orderly retention ofpencils, brushes and the like, the liquids utilized in painting havebeen kept in cups or like vessels which are not only disposed atdisadvantageous distances from the brushes but which are also subject tobe easily upset with attendant damage by the liquids. Such disadvantagesare more fully recognized in art schools Where many persons are engagedin pain-ting and such persons do not usually exercise the care that anindividual artist would.

It is accordingly a primary object of this invention to provide aunitary accessory for the support of pencils, brushes and variousliquids whereby the above noted disadvantages are wholly overcome.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a pencil and brushrack to which are movably connected means for supporting liquids in amanner to prevent spilling thereof.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent inthe course of the following detailed description, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, wherein Fig. l is atop plan view of theimproved accessory in accordance with a preferred structural embodimentthereof.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the accessory, partly broken away and insection.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view as observed in the plane of line 3-3on Fig. 2.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, the improved device will be seento comprise a rack for supporting brushes, pencils or other elongatedmembers used in painting, and a pair of liquid supporting cups orvessels 11 and 12.

The rack 10 is preferably of hollow form as indicated in Fig. 3 and astherein shown, same includes a rear wall 13, a front wall 14, a top wall15, and opposite end walls 16.

In the particular embodiment illustrated, the walls 13, 14 and are inright angular relation with the rear and front walls 13 and 14 disposedat an acute angle to a vertical plane with a resulting downwardinclination of the top wall 15 from the rear wall to the front wall.

The rear wall and front wall 13, 14 may, however, be vertically disposedbut in any instance the top Wall 15 is downwardly inclined toward thefront wall 14. j

The top wall 15 is provided with a plurality of transversely arcuaterecesses 17 which are adapted to receive and support portions of brushesor pencils as indicated in Fig. 3, wherein a brush B is shown indot-and-dash lines with the bristle end thereof supported in one of thesaid recesses 17.

An important feature of the present invention is the operativeassociation of the cups 11 and 12 with the rack 10 and wherein the cupseach have a pivotal connection with a corresponding end wall 16 of therack with the axes of said pivotal connections extending longitudinallyof the rack.

This feature is preferably carried into efiect by means of a threadedstud 18 projecting axially from the outer wall of each cup 11, 12 asindicated in Fig. 2.

The said studs extend through corresponding apertures in the end walls16 and a nut 19 is threaded onto each stud and a friction washer 20 maybe disposed between the nut 19 and respective end wall 16 as shown.

By this structure the cups 11 and 12 are secured to the rack 10 and whenthe rack and cups are in operative supported position as in Fig. 1 withthe bottoms of all supported on a horizontal surface, no relativemovement between the rack and cups can occur whereby spilling of liquidsin the cups is Wholly overcome.

Upon lifting of the rack 10, however, the cups are capable of rotationabout the pivotal connections as indicated by dot-and-dash lines in Fig.3 for facilitating cleaning thereof.

The improved structure including the rack 10 and cups 11 and 12 may beconstructed from any desired material such as aluminum, plastic or thelike.

While I have disclosed my invention in accordance with a single specificstructural embodiment thereof, such is to be considered as illustrativeonly, and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being defined inthe sub-joined claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by U. S. Letters Patent is:

1. An ar-tists accessory comprising an elongated brush supporting rack,and a liquid receiving cup connected to each end of the rack, thebottoms of said rack and cups being normally in a plane whereby when allare rested on a smooth supporting surface, tipping of said cups withconsequent spilling of the liquids therefrom is prevented.

2. The structure according to claim 1 wherein said rack is provided witha plurality of recesses in angiilar relation to said plane forsupporting brushes, whose free ends rest on the supporting surface.

3. An artists accessory comprising an elongated brush supporting rackincluding a rear wall, a front wall, a top wall and opposite end walls,said top wall being disposed at an acute angle to a horizontal plane, aplurality of brush receiving recesses in said top Wall disposed intransverse relation to said rear and front walls, and a liquid receivingcup mounted on each end wall, the bottoms of the rack and the cups beingnormally in a plane whereby when all are rested on a smooth supportingsurface, tipping of the cups with consequent spilling of the liquidstherefrom is prevented.

4. An artists accessory comprising an elongated brush supporting rackincluding a rear wall, a front wall, a top wall and opposite end walls,the top wall being provided with a plurality of brush receiving recessesdisposed in transverse relation to the rear and front walls, each endwall of the rack being provided with an aperture, a pair of liquidreceiving cups for disposition adjacent the respective ends of the rack,a threaded -stud projecting laterally from each cup for dispositionthrough the respective opening in the end Wall of the rack, whereby thecups'may be pivotally mounted on the ends of'the rack, and aunt on eachthreaded stud engageable with the inner face of the respective end Wallfor retaining the respective cup in frictional pivotal connection.with'the rack.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS FavorApr. '1, 1890 Bofinger Dec. 10, 1898 Roehm Mar. 14, 1939 Shelton Apr.10, 1956

